Window cleaner and wiper



E. E. HICKS. WINDOW 'CLEANERAN D WIPER. APPLICATION HLED NOV-18,1919.

Patmtefl, May 25, 1920.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filei Iiovember it, 1919. Serial No. 2%38,&8G.

To all whom 2'17, may correwn Be it known th i. iu'su'r liinorru iiio ecitizen of the residing at )LLlliQ-S'. Ihiladelphie, iii. tlu'eeountyoi? Phihidelyhio and State oi Pennsylvania, hove invented new and usefullinproven'ients iii il ii'ulou Cleaners and Wipers, of which thetoilowing is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in rotary indowcleaners and wipers, and has for its object to prov de an exceedinglysimple and efi'eotive device of this descrimion, which may he applied tocar or other Windows ei'iahling; u 1: son from the inside to removemoisture snowy sleet or other sul'istsnces which our tend to obscure thevision through the wiiulow and also to wipe the window.

A still further object of my invention is to so construct the devicethat power may he applied thereto either by an ii'uiependeut motor orfrom the axles of the cur whereby the cleaner may he operatedcontinuously or intermittently under the control of the motorman orother attendant.

A still further object of my invention is to provide for the adjustmentof one of the belt rollers so as to tighten the belts \i hen needed.

With these ends in *iew, this invention consists in the details oi?construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and thenspecifically designated by the claim.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this inventionappertuins rosy understand hon to make and use the some, I will describeits construction in detaih referring by numernls'to the accompanyingdrawing forming a port of this u iaplicution, in. which Figure l is afront View of the window showing my improved rotary ('l(:.iilll' andwiper applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a section at the Fig. 1.

In carrying out my invention as here @111 bodied, 1 represents a windowframe currying the glass 52, and to the outside of this frame is securedthe journal brackets P, and l.

In the upper pair of brack s 3 jour lulled the spindles 5 carrying theheliroller (.3, this roller having the flange. '4' upon the endsthereof.

In the lower brackets 4i: is jourrieled the line 2-2 or dicotecl et- 10in order spindle which carries the belt roller 9 and the has-es of thesebrackets ore siottecl as inthet this lower roller may he sdiusted vertiuy.

The roller 5.? also carries ilenq'es indicated 11, 12 represents twol'iund belts which run upon two rollers (i and 9 and are guided in theirmovements upon these rollers by the 7 and 1.1 as will be readily understood. These belts may be ins de of any suitable materiel. or may he in.the form of linked chains or Wire cuhles so long as they are.iuliirientiy flexible to travel around the rollers 13 represent the twocleaners and the ends of each of which are secured to ;-he belts in suchmanner that when the belts are put in motion first one of these cleunerswill.

of the W be drawn eci the face the other is r out of contact wit saidglass, but turn when passingorer one of the rollers will come in contactwith the glass and he drawn over the surface thereof. This will permil'the cleaning of the glass and then the wiping of the same, and thesecleaners and Wipers may he of any construction or of any suitablematerial preferably having a rubber strip for contact with the glass.

The spindles 5 and. 8 have secured thereon the grooved pulleys 1% overwhich runs the hand belt 15, and this belt passes through suitable holesin the Window frame and also runs over the pulleys 16 secured to theinner "face of the window frame so as to bring this hand belt in easyreach ofthe iiiotoriiniii or other attendant. Thus it will be seen thatthe notorinen may readily grasp this belt and pull the some upward ordown and in so doing cause the belt rolle to re i'olve thereby causingthe belts to travel with the. cleaners and Wipers which l or will Ylllyclean and Wipe the n (low above described zwoicliiiig the he t of theii'iotorman opening the ,i'lIh'lOW o i the outside thereof or u u theoutside for this purpose thus protecting: him from exposure to theelements.

The belt rollers may he either made of \VOOfl or metal or pulleys usedin the plaice oi these rollers said p lie s being ecured upon thespindles 5 31 dented to receive the belts and cause ti- L ()i? course Ido for the exact details ot shown as these cleaning iimiis of the apmnded claim without 6.9- pm'tmg from the splrlt of my mviesmien.

1- :Wing thus fully described my invention, Wm: I 01mm as newand'use'ful 1s:

a A Windmv cleaner and Wiper 01" a. Win- (10W including a sash and thepane, c0r11prising upper and .hnver spindles journaled 0n the outside ofthe sash, IOHQX'S an the spin- Lies continuous wiper belts passing overH163 renews and. having Wipers aitached theram,

l 7, ELBERT EDGAR R-iChS.

